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Gattuso slams fragile Milan's 'embarrassing' Europa League defeat

AC Milan lack the backbone to recover from setbacks, according to new boss Gennaro Gattuso.

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7 December 2017

AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso accused his team of being mentally weak following their 2-0 defeat away to Rijeka in the Europa League.

The Rossoneri conceded a goal in either half in Croatia in a disappointing end to an otherwise successful group stage campaign.

While his side still advance as Group D winners, Gattuso continues to wait for a first win after watching struggling Benevento sensationally snatch a last-gasp equaliser in their Serie A clash on the weekend.

And the former Milan midfielder is concerned by what he has seen since replacing the sacked Vincenzo Montella.

"I get the feeling that when something negative happens, the team just disappears and we need to work on that," Gattuso told reporters at his post-match press conference.

"We have got to change direction, because we are going nowhere like this.

"When you wear the Milan jersey, you need to respect it. All this really hurts me. We did not come here to lose.

0 - AC Milan have failed to fire a single shot on target for the first time in Europa League this season. Absent. #RijekaMilan